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Contents

Introduction 

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What is 

Tizzy’s Toybox Special Edition?

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How do I use 

Tizzy’s Toybox Special Edition?

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Introductory Sequence  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5  

Options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

General tab  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Inclusion & Support tab  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

The Activities

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Beads  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Bears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Bucket and Spade  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Caterpillar  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Counting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Dressing Up  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Jigsaw  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Opposites  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Pencils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Picture Book  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Rhyming Words  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Sheep  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Educational Notes

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Index 

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Tizzy’s Toybox Special Edition 

Credits and Copyright

Based on the original Tizzy’s Toybox by Sue Rankin, Hans Rijnen and Mike Matson

Project Editors: Kerry Jackson and Hannah Gleed

Project Manager: Lucy Lawrance and Victoria Robbins

Educational Consultant: Paul Hollin

Project Leader: Vinay Varrier

Developers: Arun Lal, Balasubramanian K. J., G. Senthil Kumar, and M. V. Siva Kumar  

Lead Artist: Madhu Kumar

Animation and Graphics: D. Johni Moses, Hassan Ussaman K. H., M. Vishal, Manoj

K. G., Manoj Krishnamoorthy, Paul Hutchinson, P. R. Dhanesh Kumar, Sajay Kumar

and Sanil Sukumaran

Graphical Consultant: Paul Hutchinson

Music: Will Lawton 

Narration: Jaqui Tong

Sound processing and effects: Kerry Lawrance

Lead Testers: Fami Chandanan and Thom Wickham

Testing: Andy Davies, Ben Christie, Charlie Law, Juran Wilson, Kiran Chandran and M.

Sridevi

User Guide and Educational Notes: Kerry Jackson

Print: Leah Poppy Holmes

Print Design and Production: S. Baskar and Paul Hutchinson

Program and Documentation: © Sherston Software Limited 2005

First Published in 2005 by Sherston

Sherston Publishing Group,

Angel House, Sherston,

Malmesbury, Wiltshire

SN16 0LH, England

Telephone: 01666 843 200

Technical HelpDesk: 01666 843 224

Fax: 01666 843 216

Email addresses: 

Sales HelpDesk

: [email protected] 

Education Advice Desk

: [email protected]

Technical HelpDesk

: [email protected] 

Website

: www.sherston.com

All rights reserved

If you have purchased one CD, it is a single-user version and may only be used on a

single computer. If you wish to use 

Tizzy’s Toybox Special Edition

on more than one

computer, you will need to upgrade to a multi-user licence. Contact Sherston for

details.

Tizzy’s Toybox Special Edition

is sold on the condition that it will not be hired or used

by software clubs, or be made available as part of a lending library system.

No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, 

electronic or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher.

SHERSTON

TIZZY’S TOYBOX SPECIAL EDITION 

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Page 1: ...Malmesbury Wiltshire SN16 0LH Sherston Website www sherston com Technical HelpDesk support sherston co uk 01666 843 224 Education AdviceDesk education sherston co uk 01666 843 280 Sales HelpDesk sale...

Page 2: ...Sherston Software Limited 2005 User Guide and Educational Notes...

Page 3: ...Poppy Holmes Print Design and Production S Baskar and Paul Hutchinson Program and Documentation Sherston Software Limited 2005 First Published in 2005 by Sherston Sherston Publishing Group Angel Hous...

Page 4: ...hat is Tizzy s Toybox Special Edition Tizzy s Toybox Special Edition is a stimulating and enchanting resource designed to support the teaching and development of basic skills It includes simple intera...

Page 5: ...ild to work with O Setting the number of times each activity is played before children are asked Do you want to play again The range is between one and five turns Three turns is selected by default Ot...

Page 6: ...hen be adjusted O Selecting the Tizzy character If the Tizzy character is turned OFF she does not appear on the Main Menu screen or in the bottom right hand corner of the screen during an activity Tiz...

Page 7: ...lace has got more beads O Children must correctly select two necklaces within one turn Level 2 Learning Objective O Apply with understanding the term more in relation to comparing two sets of objects...

Page 8: ...rated O Five objects appear at the bottom of the screen Three of the objects begin with the letter that is displayed on the bag whilst the other two are distracters O Objects must be correctly placed...

Page 9: ...ppears on screen with two spades placed in different positions O Children are asked Can you find my spade They are then told the position of the required spade O Four spades must be correctly selected...

Page 10: ...ion skills What happens O Caterpillar appears on the screen He is wearing a shoe and sock on his right foot but not on his left O Children must click on the matching shoe and sock from a choice of fou...

Page 11: ...er trays appears on the screen O Children are asked to click on the tray that contains the same number of boats as the given numeral The numeral is not narrated O Children must select three sets of bo...

Page 12: ...g Objectives O Develop vocabulary based on objects and people familiar to them O Use previous experience in order to sort objects according to the role played in society What happens O An outfit and r...

Page 13: ...will fit What happens O A jigsaw appears on the screen Three pieces are missing The missing pieces are common 2D shapes O A missing jigsaw piece appears below the jigsaw and all of the empty spaces i...

Page 14: ...n Level 2 Learning Objective O Identify opposites from pictures with an increased number of distracter cards What happens O A target picture card appears at the top of the screen Three other picture c...

Page 15: ...evel 2 Learning Objective O Recognise the language and visual comparisons taller shorter bigger smaller longer shorter thicker thinner What happens O Two pencils appear on the screen Children are aske...

Page 16: ...ective O Show a clear understanding of the sequence of events in a story What happens O A picture book appears on the screen with three empty spaces Three pictures are displayed beneath the book O Chi...

Page 17: ...the card that completes the rhyming sequence O A total of two rhyming sequences must be completed within one turn Level 2 Learning Objectives O Develop listening skills O Complete a rhyming couplet Wh...

Page 18: ...plete one turn and hear the full song Level 2 Learning Objectives O Recognise and identify a sheep by its combination of two common colours O Listen carefully to a familiar song What happens O Three s...

Page 19: ...tc O Label two corners of the setting more and fewer and give each child a beaded necklace Gather the children in the middle of the room and call out numbers 3 5 7 etc Instruct the children to move to...

Page 20: ...d regularly encourage them to check that the correct number of children are indeed there O Each day lay out groups of 10 9 8 7 6 etc items around the setting eg pencils rubbers paintbrushes shapes pie...

Page 21: ...be Pencils Vocabulary and concept of size O Compare other objects in the classroom Choose two or three objects at a time and ask the children to compare them selecting the one that is for example bigg...

Page 22: ...on O Provide plenty of accessories and then play a game of Dress up Say a colour and the children have to find a similarly coloured item from the accessory pile to wear The children will get in great...

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